Fishing line float



April 1952 E. H. KRAMER 2,591,558

FISHING LINE FLOAT Filed March 12, 194'? I." .ITR

/55 /"025/ h. Kramer ZSnnentor Patented Apr. 1 1952 UNITED s'm'nasPATENT OFFICE FISHING LINE FLOAT Earnest H. Kramer, Tulsa, Okla.

Application March 12, 1947, Serial No. 734,276

1 Claim. 1

The invention relates to fishing line floats, and has for its object toprovide a device of this kind s shaped and constructed to present theminimum amount of resistance to wind and provided with fins for engagingwith the water, thereby limiting the drifting action of the float to aminimum.

A further object is to form the float from a chambered body memberhaving radial outwardly and downwardly extending fins, and a closuremember for the chamber, having radial fins registering with radial finsof the body member, and means whereby a fishing line may pass verticallythrough the float and be attached.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts a hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofWhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the float.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the float,taken on line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the float at 45degrees to that shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view through a modified formof float.

Figure 5 is a bottom perspective view of the lower closure member forthe float shown in Figure 4.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the dome shaped bodyof the float and 2 an air chamber therein. Extending radially from thelower portion of the body I are water resisting fins 3, which presentresisting planes to the water, thereby reducing the drift of the floatto a minimum, particularly when the wind hits the float, consequentlythe number of times the float has to be repositioned, during a fishingoperation is reduced to a minimum.

The lower end of the chamber 2, of the body member, is closed by a rounddisc 4, which may be cemented in position at 5. Disc 4 is provided withdepending fins 6, which fins are in radial alinement with the fins 3,and extend outwardly from the downwardly extending tubular portion 1 ofthe disc. It will be noted that the upper side of the disc 4 is providedwith a. tubular extension- 8 which telescopically engages over thedepending tube 9 carried by the body member I, and these parts may beconnected together at II) by a waterproof adhesive.

Disc 4 is provided with water ports ll, through which water passes asshown in Figure '3 and compressesthe air in the chamber 2, therefore itwill be seen that the trapped air will cause the float to rapidly riseto the surface after it has been submerged and released by the fish.Under these conditions, the bait will rapidly move in the water, therebyadditionally attracting the fish.

The fishing line l2 passes through the tubular members I, 8 and 9, andattached, adjustably, at l3 to the upper and lower eyes M of the wireI5, however it is to be understood that applicant does not limit himselfto this particular line connection.

Referring to Figures 5 and 4, the disc 4 is not connected to the tubularmember 9 by a tubular member 8, consequently the water enters throughthe tubular member 1 into the chamber 2, and after the lower end of thetubular member 9 is sealed by the water the air in the chamber 2 iscompressed.

From the above it will be seen that a fishing float is provided whichwill be subjected to a minimum amount of wind draft when in the water,and one wherein the float will rapidly rise to the surface after it hasonce been submerged.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and usefulis:

A surface fishing line float comprising a chambered body member havingits lower end open and its upper end closed and dome shaped, radialvertical fins carried by said body member and terminating below thelower end of the body member, the inner edges of diametrically oppositefins below the body member being spaced apart a distance greater thanthe diameter of the chamber of the body member, a closure disc for thelower end of the body member, said closure disc engaging the lower edgeof the body member, and having an axially disposed tubular memberthrough which line engaging means pass, said tubular member and closuredisc having vertical radial fins in the plane of and engaging the inneredges of the fins of the body member below the body member, the loweredges of the fins of the body member and the tubular member being in aplane transverse the tubular member, said tubular member extendingupwardly into the chamber of the body member above the closure and anaxially disposed tubular member carried by the body member .andextending downwardly into the closure tubular member and anchoredthereto.

EARNEST H. KRAMER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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